Florian Ludendorff

Florian Ludendorff (1885-26 October 1919) was a Communist Party of Germany member and the Chairman of the Regensburg Soviet during the German Revolution.

Biography
Florian Ludendorff was born in Regensburg, Bavaria, German Empire in 1885 to a well-to-do family, and he worked as a journalist and intellectual before becoming a member of the Communist Party of Germany. In 1919, he was elected Chairman of the Regensburg Soviet, which rose up against the Weimar Republic during the German Revolution. He led the 3,000-strong Red Guards in the city, and he was killed when the Reichswehr crushed the uprising.